Looking for a file manager with these features:

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for a file manager that has the following features (in that order of importance):
  - Designed with keyboard users in mind (but full mouse support also)
  - Easily configurable
  - Supports copying, moving, deleting and the usual operations
  - Good search functionnality
  - Can see a lot of files at once, does not take up too much room on screen
  - Can tie certain file types to applications (ex. open .avi files with video player)
  - Nice to look at
  - [opt.] Can preview pictures (thumbnails or a preview pane)
Does such a file manager exist? What would you reccomend?
By the way, my current window manager is pekwm.
I am new to linux desktops, so this may change.
Last edited by peets (2007-05-14 23:17:34)

phrakture wrote:
slackhack wrote:not trying to be a wiseguy, but the command line actually does everything you require (except mousing, obviously) better than any gui you are likely to find. give it a try, you might be surprised at how often you start using it by default.
Hah, I was going to say exactly that... "keyboard users in mind? my file manager has some awesome hotkeys - like 'l' then 's' to list files, and 'c' then 'p' to copy, 'm' then 'v' to move, it goes on and on, and it has millions of 'plugins'!"
Yeah. I fell in love with linux because of the command line. But it's not always the best tool.
One advantage of graphical file managers is that they offer 'automatic ls': you always see the contents of your directory.
Also, yesterday I needed to move most files in one directory to another. They had varied names. This would have taken a long time with the command-line: I could have named the files one by one, or moved all of them and then name one by one the files that I want moved back. With a graphical file manager, I can select all files and then 'unselect' the ones I don't want to move with just a few clicks. It's faster and simpler. (Or maybe there's some really fancy CLI tool that I don't know about)
When choosing a tool for a job, first I look for the most ethical one, then the most practical one. In most cases I would say I prefer the command line, but sometimes a graphical interface is better. Computers are really good at both, so using both methods is the way I go.
I absolutely love your humour though, slackhack and phrakture. Keep it up!

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